The Alan Turing Institute
The Alan Turing Institute is the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence. The Institute is named in honour of the scientist Alan Turing and its mission is to make great leaps in data science and artificial intelligence research in order to change the world for the better.
Role Purpose
Programme Managers oversee and manage delivery of research projects within the designated programme/s, within funding parameters and to meet agreed delivery milestones and impact objectives. The post holder plans, organises and communicates the start-up of individual projects and initiatives and is responsible for oversight of ongoing activities within the Programme. Funding may originate from Research Councils, external partners and sponsors, or Turing core funding. Programme Managers report either to a Senior Programme Manager or the Director of Programme Management, and may have line management responsibility for one or more Research Project Managers. Their relationships are broad and varied, spanning a diverse team of academic research and business staff within the Institute, together with researchers and operational and senior stakeholders within partner organisations (both university partners and funding partners). This post holder will, manage the Institute’s Data Centric Engineering programme, and coordinate interactions with the programme’s strategic partner, Lloyds Register Foundation, as well as project partners, in collaboration with colleagues in Partnerships team. The Programme Manager role is responsible for facilitating smooth operational links between the partner universities and research institutes as well as close working within The Alan Turing Institute to deliver high-quality research projects, research programmes, and knowledge exchange in data science and AI.
The role will work closely with:
- The Programme Director and Deputy Director, who provide scientific leadership for the programme, and rely on programme management services.
- Senior Programme Managers, Programme Managers, Research Project Managers and researchers across Turing Programmes, especially with colleagues on programmes to which DCE is aligned.
- Researchers active within the programme.
- The functions in the COO’s office, including Finance, HR and Recruitment, Legal, Training, Academic Engagement, Events, Communications.
- Partnerships team, who initiate and nurture non-academic partnerships, shape research projects with partners, negotiate collaborative research contracts, funding and data sharing arrangements.
- Strategic and Project Partners/Funders, who are important stakeholders in post-award delivery and where the effective relationship management and timely reporting provided by Programme Management maximise the opportunity to grow and further build partnerships;
- Universities & other research employers, to formalise how researchers will be engaged and funded, working with local Research Offices or HR teams
Duties and Responsibilities
Oversee the delivery of a programme of millions of pounds of data science and AI research, training and knowledge exchange programme initiatives, ensuring they are managed to business requirements, specification, time and budget.
- Provide support, advice, and challenge to the Programme Director and Deputy Director in the implementation of robust programme management processes and protocols
- Ensure the programme complies with Institute policies and governance.
- Responsible for performance management and professional development of one or more Research Project Managers (where applicable).
- Please see our portal for a full breakdown of the duties.
Person Specification
- Degree or equivalent level of professional qualifications and/or experience
- Demonstrated project management and organisational skills
- Significant experience managing multi-disciplinary projects, involving external and internal partners
- Budget management and financial processes
- Experience working with Finance on budget planning, reporting, reconciliations;
- Experience negotiating, managing and monitoring contracts
- Experience negotiating, managing and monitoring academic research funding and research contracts
- Ability to work in uncertainty, and to map out risks/benefits of potential solutions to problems arising.
Please see the Job description for a full breakdown of the duties and responsibilities as well as the full person specification.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 15 December 2021 at 23:59.
This role is a job share on a part time basis (50% / 0.5 FTE). This role will work alongside another Programme Manager, DCE also working on a part-time basis (50% / 0.5 FTE), to jointly complete the duties and responsibilities listed in the job description.
Term and Conditions
This post is offered on a part-time, fixed term basis for two years, at an annual salary of £47,000-£50,000 (depending on experience) plus excellent benefits, including flexible working and family friendly policies, https://www.turing.ac.uk/work-turing/why-work-turing/employee-benefits
As a job share, this role will work alongside another Programme Manager, DCE also working on a part-time basis (50%), to jointly complete the duties and responsibilities listed in the job description.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
The Alan Turing Institute is committed to creating an environment where diversity is valued and everyone is treated fairly. In accordance with the Equality Act, we welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process will be made for any candidates with a disability.